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' E. S. MOPFAT 8: T. G. WOLF.

RAILROAD TIE.

Np. 470,585. Patented Mar.- 8, 1892.

ATTORNEYS.

3O elevation another modified form of tie, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

- rails, and, moreover, this arrangement provides for tamping the tie easily, and exposes EDWARD S. M OFFAT AND THEODORE G. \VOLF, OF SCRANTON, PENN- SYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1\To. 470,585, dated March 8, 1892.

Application filed October 3, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD S. MOFFAT and THEODORE G. WOLF, both of Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to improvements in railroad-ties; and the object of our invention is to produce a, metallic tie containing com-. paratively little metal in proportion to its strength, which tie is extremely cheap, is durable and elastic, and maybe easily applied to a railroad-track.

To this end our invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described and claimed.v

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the railroadtie embodying our invention, showing in section the track-rails supported thereon, the view being taken on the line 1 1 in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same. Figs. 4 and 5 show in elevation and plan a modified form of the tie, and Figs. 6 and 7 show in plan and side Fig. 8 is an end View of the tie shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

The body portion 10 of the tie is formed of a section of an ordinary track-rail, which is bent in the middle, as shown at 11, the bent portion leaving the two end sections parallel, and the object of the bend is to prevent any possible shifting of the tie in the road-bed. The rail-section forming the body of the tie is placed with the flange uppermost, so as to form a good bearing-surface for the tracka thin surface to the action of the air, so that the tie will be affected but little by oxidation. The straight and parallel end portions of the tie are reinforced by short sections of rails 12, which are likewise arranged with their flanges 13 uppermost, and the two parts 10 and 12 are Serial No.407,610. (No model.)

separated by space-blocks 14. and are firmly fastened together by bolts or rivets 15. The end portions of the section 10 and the reinforcing short sections 12 will thus form bearing-heads adapted to support the track-rails, and these heads are provided with clips 16, which are held thereon by bolts 17 and which are adapted to clasp the flanges of the trackrails 18 but, if desired, these clips may be struck up on the top surfaces of the bearinghead.

The construction above described is the preferred form of tie, as it contains but comparatively little metal; but, if desired, the tie may be formed of two parallel rail-sections 10, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which are fastened together in the same manner that the short sections 12 are secured tothe section 10, and these parallel sections 1O may be provided with suitable clips to hold the rails in the manner described.

Another modification is shown in Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive. In this case the bearing-heads upon which the rails rest have fastening-clips of the common kind and are formed of united short sections 12 of rails which have their flanges uppermost and which are connected by a flat tie-bar 19. The tie-bar extends between the rail-sections of the heads and is held in place by bolts 19*, which pass through the rail -sections and tie-bar and through space-blocks 20, which are placed between the rail-sections and tie-bar and which fit snugly against the inner sides of the rail-sections.

The tie constructed as described in this specification may be quickly and nicely adjusted in the usual way, and as the main portions of the ties are made from rail-sections old and worn rails may be utilized in making the ties, the rails being out into sections of the right length. It is essential, however, that the rail-sections, when used as described, be placed in the road-bed with their flanges uppermost, as the flanges atford a secure bearing for the track-rails, and owing to the small amount of metal exposed the ties will not deteriorate rapidly through oxidation.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Let'- ters Patent-- 1. A railroad-tie comprising parallel sections of track-rails having their flanges uppermost and close together to form a broad.

flat bearing for the base of the track-rail, a spacing or filling Within the space formed by bringing the rail-sections together, and bolts extending transversely through the webs of the rail-sections and the said filling, substantially as set forth.

2. A railroad-tie comprising a section of track-rail having a central bend therein and short rail-sections secured to the main section near the ends, the several rail-sections having their flanges uppermost, substantially as described. 

